Hair curling device



S. FISHER HAIR GURLING. DEVICE Filed March 17, 1939 May 21, 1940.

INVENTOR SOL FISHER 1 M y- Z,

ATTORNEYS Patented May 21, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE HAIR CURLING DEVICE Sol Fisher, Cleveland Heights, Ohio Application March 17,

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a device for producing curls or waves in hair, and particularly to a device for producing curls and waves more efficiently.

InV the production of curls or Waves it is advantageous to remove the curler so as to permit the access of air to the inside and outside of the curl and thus facilitate drying. When curls are produced by the methods heretofore used, wherein the hair is wrapped around a curling iron, considerable diiculty is experienced in withdrawing the iron from the hair without destroying the curl.

In my prior application Serial No. 259,612, filed 15 March 3, 1939, I disclosed a method of producing soft, flat curls in hair. The device of the present invention may be used in practicing the method disclosed in the aforesaid application.

It is an object of this invention to provide a device for preparing uniiattened curls which can be easily and quickly withdrawn from a wet curl tightly wrapped about it Without harming the curl.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device for producing curls of improved quality.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following .detailed description of the device and of the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the curling device;

Figure 2 is a plan View of the blade portion of the device;

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the device have ing a curl formed thereon and showing the manner of inserting a comb through the curl before the device is removed;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the curl, comb, and device taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3; and

Figure 5 is a similar cross-sectional View showing the comb inserted through the curl and between the blades of the device. v

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the device comprises a pair of elongated members which cross adjacent the middle or at another suitable point in the manner of a pair of shears and are connected by. a suitable pivot 2. These two members have on the one side of the pivot 2 opposed blades or arms 3 and 4 which operate on or engage the hair, and on the other sides of the pivot handle portions 5 and 6. 'Ihe parts 3 and 5 preferably constitute one integral member and the parts 4 and 6 also preferably constitute one integral member.

1939, Serial No. 262,466

The blades 3 and 4 are of substantial width and are provided with slots 'l and 8, respectively, running substantially the length of the blades from their outer ends and'of suliicient width to permit insertion of a comb through hair en twined about the blades 3 and 4, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The slot 'l forms prongs 9, lll in the blade 3 and the slot B forms prongs Il and l2 in the blade 4. 'Ihese prongs are of substantial width and are sufficiently strong to iirmly clamp the hair between the blades 3 and 4. The blades 3 and 4 are preferably formed of metal but may be made of other suitable material if desired, and are preferably of substantially uniform thickness with their opposed surfaces generally convex. rIhe planes of'the prongs 9 and I0 converge toward the slot l, and the planes of the prongs l l and I2 converge toward the slot 8. The several prongs form four sector shaped recesses A, B, C, and D. When the blades are in closed position, the recess A is outlined by prongs 9 and l0 and leads to the slot 1, the recess B is outlined by the prongs 9 and Il and leads to the space between the inner side edges of the prongs 9 and Il, the recess CV is 'outlined by the prongs ll and l2 land leads to the slot 8, sector D is outlined by the prongs IU` and l2 and leads to the space between theinner side edge of the prongs I0 and l2. The angles between the planes of the prongs are preferably about but may be more orlless as desired.

The blades 3 and 4 should be sufliciently smooth to permit free and unimpeded movement through the hair, and the inner edges of prongs 9 and Il) are preferably adapted to contactv with the inner edges of the prongs II and I2 throughout substantially their entire length. Thus the prongs 9 and li) and Hand l2 form two pairs of hair-clamping members spaced apart by the width of the slots l and 8, the plane of one prong in each pair of clamping members being disposed 4" angularly to the plane of the other prong.

In order to facilitate removal of the device from wet hair entwined about the blades 3 and 4, they are preferably given a slight taper so that their widths near the shoulders I6 are slightly greater than their widths at their unattached ends.

In the production of curls according to this invention, a lock of hair I3 is grasped near its 50 end and clamped between the blades 3 and 4 by the application of suitable pressure upon the handles 5 and 6. By imparting a suitable rotational motion to the curling implement the hair is rolled about the blades 3 and 4 to produce a roll of hair I4. A comb I5 (Fig. 4) may then be inserted through the roll I4 and the slots 1 and 8 of the blades 3 and 4 to hold the roll I4 thus formed as shown in Fig. 4. The pressure between the handles 5 and 6 is then released and the blades 3 and 4 are withdrawn from the roll I 4. While the roll I4 is held in position by means of the comb I5, a bobby pin or other suitable hair pin I6 may be inserted in the roll to more firmly hold the curl after the removal of the comb. If desired, the comb l5 may be left in the roll I4 to hold it in position without a hair pin I6.

If, after the formation of the curl about the blades 3 and 4, the slots l and 8 are not in a convenient position for the insertion of a comb and the removal of the curl, one may, by releasing the pressure between the handles 5 and 6, permit the blades 3 and 4 to separate sufliciently to insert the comb through the curl and between the blades as shown in Fig. 5. The insertion of the comb between the blades and through the slots 'I and 8 or between the blades is greatly facilitated by the tapering sector shaped recesses A, B, C, and D formed by the prongs which serve to guide the comb to the slots I and 8 or to the space between the blades 3 and 4.

The planes of the adjacent prongs 9 and Ill, I I and 2 being disposed angularly to each other, permits production of uniiattened curls and permits the insertion of a comb through the curl regardless of the angular position of the blades 3 and 4, and wet or dry curls may be removed from the blades Without destroying their form. While the curler is of such a shape that the curl will be of generally round shape when produced, it may be readily attened manually if desired.

The device may also be used for dressing either wet or dry hair previously curled by other methods, in which case the dressing operations are greatly facilitated. When the hair is curled in the wet condition, drying of the curl is greatly facilitated as air is permitted free access to the inside and outside of the curl.

While I have shown and described buty one embodiment of my invention, it is understood that it is capable of many modications without departing from the spirit and scope thereof as set out in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A hair curling device comprising two blade members pivoted to swing toward and away from each other, each having a comb receiving slot running longitudinally from its unattached end and disposed centrally thereof, said slots regis'- tering when said blades are in clamping position, said blades being curved transversely and disposed with the convex surface of one facing the convex surface of the other.

2. A hair curling device comprising two blade members pivoted to swing toward and away from each other, each having a comb receiving slot running longitudinally from its unattached end and disposed centrally thereof, said slots registering when said blades are in clamping position, said blades being cLu'ved transversely and disposed with the convex surface of one facing the convex surface of the other, to form four substantially sector shaped recesses around the cross-sectional periphery of said blades.

3. A hair curling device comprising two blade members pivoted to swing toward and away from each other, each having a comb receiving slot running longitudinally from its unattached end and disposed centrally thereof, said slots registering when said blades are in clamping position, and dividing said blades into prongs, one prong of each blade being adapted for clamping contact with one prong of the other blade, and the plane of each prong being disposed angularly to the plane of its contacting prong.

4. A hair curling device comprising two blade '1 members the working portions of which are tapered so as to be narrower near their free or unattached ends and which are pivoted to swing toward and away from each other, each having a comb receiving slot running longitudinally from i its unattached end and disposed centrally thereof, said slots registering when said blades are in clamping position, said blades being curved transversely and disposed with the convex surface of one facing the convex surface of the other. L

SOL FISHER. 

